Global University Venturing

StartX adviser and former fund manager Suzanne Fletcher has secured a new appointment as general partner at Prime Movers Lab.

Partners HealthCare has co-led a series A round for ZielBio to drive forward the development of a cancer treatment based on research at University of Virginia.

Phytelligence has lost its legal case with Washington State University, leaving the board with no option but to close its crop cultivation business.

Its technology sector is the bedrock but the innovation boost the country needs is beginning to happen.

A snapshot of the corporate-backed venturing activity in Asia-Pacific show it is the second most active region in terms of corporate-backed venture deals and exit count.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Paul Butler has returned to multi-university venture fund Uniseed as an investment manager to fill a role vacated by Anthony Musumeci.

Morningside Ventures has led a $30m series A round for Emory University spinout Meissa Vaccines, a current resident in Johnson & Johnsons’ JLabs incubator.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

DMG Mori, an existing customer of MIT spinout Tulip, has contributed to a round that closed at $39.5m, alongside Vertex Ventures, NEA and Pitango.

Gum disease vaccine developer Denteric has spun out of Melbourne with series A capital from the institution, the Biomedical Translation Fund and CSL.